Can the activation of analytic cognitive style determine endorsement of secular belief?

Hudiyana, Joevarian; Putra, Idhamsyah Eka; Ariyanto, Amarina; Brama, Gagan Hartana Tupah; Muluk, Hamdi

doi:10.1017/prp.2019.23

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“…For example, analytic, cognitively sophisticated individuals exhibit more discerning social media use (Mosleh et al, 2021); they are less prone to various unfounded, epistemically suspect beliefs (Pennycook et al, 2015b), the so-called pseudo-profound bullshit (Pennycook et al, 2015a), and fake news (Bronstein et al, 2019;Pennycook and Rand, 2019), as well as religious beliefs (Pennycook et al, 2014(Pennycook et al, , 2020a. There is also some evidence suggesting that activation of analytic thinking can lead to a higher endorsement of (some domains of) secular belief (Hudiyana et al, 2019). In addition, recent research has indicated that individuals more prone to analytic thinking are also more likely to form or adhere to scientifically founded beliefs (Pennycook et al, 2020a;McPhetres et al, 2021).…”

Section: Classical Reasoning Perspectivementioning

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Analytic Thinking and Political Orientation in the Corona Crisis

Maglić¹,

Pavlović²,

Franc³

2021

Front. Psychol.

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With much unknown about the new coronavirus, the scientific consensus is that human hosts are crucial to its spread and reproduction—the more people behave like regular socializing beings they are, the more likely it is that the virus will propagate. Hence, many nations worldwide have mandated physical-distancing measures. In the current preregistered research, we focus on examining two factors that may help explain differences in adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviors and policy support across different countries—political orientation and analytic thinking. We positioned our research within the dual-process framework of human reasoning and investigated the role of cognitive reflection, open-minded thinking, and political ideology in determining COVID-19 responsible behavior (physical distancing and maintaining hygiene) and support for restrictive COVID-19 policies on a sample of 12,490 participants from 17 countries. We have not been able to detect substantial relationships of political orientation with preventive behaviors and policy support, and overall found no reliable evidence of politicization, nor polarization regarding the issue. The results of structural equation modeling showed that the inclination towards COVID-19 preventive measures and their endorsement were defined primarily by the tendency of open-minded thinking. Specifically, open-minded thinking was shown to be a predictor of all three criteria—avoiding physical contact, maintaining physical hygiene, and supporting COVID-19 restrictive mitigation policies. Cognitive reflection was predictive of lesser adherence to stricter hygiene and only very weakly predictive of lesser policy support. Furthermore, there was no evidence of these effects varying across political contexts. The mediation analysis suggested a partial mediation effect of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs on the relationships of open-mindedness and cognitive reflection with physical distancing (but not adherence to stricter hygiene) and COVID-19 policy support, albeit very small and significant primarily due to sample size. There was also no evidence of these effects varying across political contexts. Finally, we have not been able to find strong evidence of political orientation modifying the relationship between analytical thinking and COVID-19 behaviors and policy support, although we explored the pattern of these effects in the US and Canadian samples for exploratory purposes and comparison with other similar studies.

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Section: Classical Reasoning Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Analytic Thinking and Political Orientation in the Corona Crisis

Maglić¹,

Pavlović²,

Franc³

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…However, due to differing interpretations of Muslim teachings and power positions in their respective political stages, Indonesian Muslims' political attitudes may not be a single spectrum. Some Muslim schools of thought (denomi nations) embrace modernity and the secular establishment, while others reject it, favoring a more totalitarian Islam (Hudiyana, Putra, Ariyanto, Brama, & Muluk, 2019). This spectrum becomes blurred when we consider that economic endorsements such as capitalism or socialism may not be polarized similarly.…”

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Islam and politics: A latent class analysis of Indonesian Muslims based on political attitudes and psychological determinants

Istiqomah

Hudiyana

Milla

et al. 2022

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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This study explored the diversity of Muslim political attitudes by conducting a latent class analysis in the rarely investigated context of Indonesia—the largest Muslim country in the world. We surveyed a total of 1208 Indonesian Muslim participants from eight out of 33 Indonesian provinces. The latent class analysis revealed that there are six clusters of Muslim Individuals based on their political attitudes: Fundamentalist Muslim, Nationalist Muslim, Apolitical Muslim, Hijrah Muslim, Moderate Muslim, and Progressive Muslim. Moreover, we also found several meaningful differences in psychological correlates (right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, and need for cognitive closure) across the six clusters. Taken together, this study sheds some light upon the diversity of Muslim political attitudes and the psychological tendencies that correspond with such attitudes.

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“…In the Indonesian context, Hudiyana et al (2019) has explained that scientific thinking is not opposed to religion, but is opposed to religious fundamentalism. This finding may be related to the explanations of Falade (2019), who found that, in the development of science, the authoritarian effects of religion and politics are often obstacles, In other words, embracing religion does not encourage a person to become anti-science; however fundamentalism and the authoritarian effects of religion are factors in this tendency.…”

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“…Sains dan agama menawarkan jawaban atas pertanyaan eksistensial, dan masing-masing memiliki penjelasan; namun pada sains dibutuhkan lebih banyak jawaban sedangkan agama lebih menerima misteri di balik semuanya (Liquin et al, 2020). Dalam konteks Indonesia, Hudiyana et al (2019) menjelaskan bahwa pemikiran secara sains tidak berseberangan dengan agama, namun berseberangan dengan fundamentalisme agama. Temuan tersebut dapat dikaitkan dengan penjelasan Falade (2019) yang menemukan bahwa dalam perkembangan sains, efek otoritas agama dan politik kerap menjadi penghambat.…”

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Responses of Religion and Science to the Threats of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic has presented various responses in society. A number of individuals have believed in its existence and conducted health protocols properly, but there are also those who have done the opposite. During a pandemic, belief in science influences actions and responses in society. However, individuals often do not believe in scientific findings, such as the existence of the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic (SARS-CoV-2). A number of previous studies have often assumed that science is in conflict with religion. But is religion truly the opposite of science? This article aims to look at the role of belief in science in Indonesian society, in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is hoped to be read by various parties such as the general public, scientists, to policymakers. Furthermore, this article may help in understanding the position of science and religion under certain conditions, while also being able to examine the differences in responses that occur. In Indonesia, religion and science have not been at odds in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two each have their respective roles in providing explanations of the problems that have occured. However, there are groups of religious fundamentalists and their perception in viewing science that require attention in further studies. Pandemi COVID-19 menghadirkan berbagai respon di masyarakat. Beberapa individu percaya akan keberadaannya dan melakukan protokol kesehatan dengan baik, akan tetapi ada pula yang melakukan hal sebaliknya. Pada masa pandemi, keyakinan terhadap sains (belief in science) memberi pengaruh pada tindakan serta tanggapan masyarakat. Akan tetapi, individu kerap tidak percaya dengan temuan ilmiah, seperti halnya tentang keberadaan virus penyebab pandemi COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). Sejumlah studi sebelumnya seringkali menganggap bahwa sains bertentangan dengan agama. Namun, apakah agama adalah faktor yang memang berkebalikan dengan sains? Artikel ini bertujuan untuk melihat peran belief in science pada masyarakat Indonesia dalam merespon pandemi COVID-19, dan diharapkan dapat dibaca oleh berbagai kalangan seperti masyarakat awam, ilmuwan, hingga pembuat kebijakan. Selain itu, artikel ini dapat membantu memahami posisi sains dan agama dalam kondisi tertentu, serta mampu menelaah perbedaan respon yang terjadi. Di Indonesia, agama dan sains tidak berseberangan dalam merespon kondisi pandemi COVID-19. Kedua hal tersebut memiliki perannya masing-masing dalam memberikan penjelasan atas permasalahan yang terjadi. Walaupun demikian, terdapat kelompok fundamentalisme agama dan persepsinya atas sains yang patut mendapat perhatian dalam studi selanjutnya.

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Can the activation of analytic cognitive style determine endorsement of secular belief?

Cited by 4 publications

References 54 publications

Analytic Thinking and Political Orientation in the Corona Crisis

Analytic Thinking and Political Orientation in the Corona Crisis

Islam and politics: A latent class analysis of Indonesian Muslims based on political attitudes and psychological determinants

Responses of Religion and Science to the Threats of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

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